STUDIO GHIBLI RETROSPECTIVE AT SIFF!
Exclusive Seattle engagement! Two weeks only!
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Studio Ghibli (SIFF trailer)
 Studio Ghibli, founded in Tokyo in 1985 by animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, is one of the most successful and well-respected animation studios in the world, receiving regular praise for their originality, dazzling animation and epic storytelling. SIFF is thrilled to present a comprehensive retrospective of Studio Ghibli's 15 films (including Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, among others), some of which have never been released in North America. Don't miss your chance to see some of the greatest animated films of all time back on the big screen in glorious new 35mm prints! For more info and to purchase tickets, please click here: |
 Here
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Opens JUNE 22
Set against the gorgeous landscape of Armenia, Here chronicles a brief but intense relationship between an American satellite-mapping engineer (Ben Foster) and an expatriate photographer (Lubna Azabal).
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 The Woman in the Fifth
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Held over by popular demand!
In this mind-bending thriller of desire and deception, troubled novelist Tom (Ethan Hawke) enters a psychological dance with the mysterious Margit (Kristin Scott Thomas) in Paris' Fifth Arrondissement.
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 Nightwatching
SIFF Film Center
JUNE 22 - 24
Previously unreleased in the US!
A droll, debauched, and revelatory blend of art-history drama and conspiracy thriller, Nightwatching follows Rembrandt (Martin Freeman) in his creation of "The Night Watch".
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 Rembrandt's J'Accuse
SIFF Film Center
JUNE 22 - 24
Part art history essay, forensic mystery, and criminal investigation, writer-director Peter Greenaway's film invents a new and unusual kind of cinema through an exploration of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch."
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 Queen of the Sun
SIFF Film Center
JUNE 27, 7:00pm
Next 50 Film Series
Bees are a barometer of the health of the world, and this doc highlights the unsung heroes from past and present who are dedicated to their survival: from poets to philosophers to scientists and shamans.
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SIFF CINEMA: SAVE THE DATE
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 NT Live: Frankenstein
SIFF Cinema Uptown
JULY 7, 14, 21, 23 & 24
Back by popular demand is the National Theatre's production of Nick Dear's Frankenstein, based on the classic novel by Mary Shelley. Directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle!
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 Grassroots
Opening in Seattle June 22!
Landmark Harvard Exit
If you missed it when it screened at SIFF2012's Closing Night Gala, here's your chance to see this winning comedy about local politics...set right here in Seattle!
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SIFF creates experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary
films from around
the world.
It is through the art of
cinema that we foster a
community that is more
informed, aware, and alive.
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 | Local filmmakers and amateur video directors are invited to submit a video between 30 seconds and 2 minutes in length, incorporating the idea of "Seattle Culture" (bonus points for any use of the Space Needle) for the
Totally Stacked!
Video Contest.
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| | | SIFF Annual Report (2011)
We are so proud to announce the release of
our first ever
Annual Report!
It is a comprehensive report on SIFF's year-round programming, who supported SIFF in 2011, and the financial breakdown for income and expenses
in 2011.
Click here to see just how much your support has
paid off!
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